The Social Sciences Division within the University of Bucharest Research Institute (ICUB) is happy to invite you to our online event ”Russia’s Turn to Asia: a Key Issue to Understand the War in Ukraine”, which will take place Monday, the 12th of December, starting 18.00. This event will be held by Dr. Rafael Contreras […]
IMPERFECT MARKETS: THEORY AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS FROM AN ALTERNATIVE NEOCLASSICAL PERSPECTIVE The event explores an interdisciplinary area at the boundary between political economy, public policy and governance theory. The lecture -followed by a dialogue- elaborates the notion that the market process renders complete what is incomplete in mainstream economics. From the alternative standpoint advanced by […]
Thursday, 18th of November· 6:00 – 8:00 pmGoogle Meet: https://meet.google.com/eek-rxfj-pdhPIN (US) +1 574-221-0089: 130 234 496# In 1989, Romania had to reckon with three recent pasts, all characterized by a range of crimes. The December 1989 Revolution, the communist regime, and the pro-fascist rule of Ion Antonescu had each perpetrated gross human rights violations conducted […]
Bucharest online conference, 22 October 2021 Social exclusion in old age remains a significant health and social problem in Europe, despite the ambition of the EU to reduce the number of people who are socially excluded with 20 million by the year 2020. Active ageing policies aimed to increase social inclusion have been insufficient, partly […]
The Black Sea Area Studies Program of ICUB is a member of a NATO Science and Technology SAS-163 Project with the topic “Energy Security in the Era of Hybrid Warfare.” As an actor in international security, NATO has a vital role to play in the nexus between energy security and hybrid warfare.SAS-163 will analyze the […]
The impact that social science research has on society is attracting increasing attention in public debate. Academic researchers are called upon to make their investigations relevant to the everyday needs of citizens, the economy, and organisations in the corporate, public and non-profit sectors. We live in challenging times for researchers and practitioners who seek to […]
ICUB, Debate, Friday, November 15, 2019, 3 pm, “Dimitrie Gusti” Council Hall, Faculty of Sociology and Social Assistance, Schitu Măgureanu Street The Sociological School in Bucharest, as Gusti’s monographers called it themselves, or the Gustian School, as we call it, remains a complex and rather unknown phenomenon to date, despite the recent revival attempts through […]
Venue: The University of Bucharest, Romania, 5 – 6 December 2019 Conference Summary The impact that social science research has on society is attracting increasing attention in public debate. Academic researchers are called upon to make their investigations relevant to the everyday needs of citizens, the economy, and organisations in the corporate, public and non-profit […]
The ICUB Social Sciences Division has set into motion an initiative with the objectives of creating a Black Sea Area Studies Center at the University of Bucharest. The Center is aimed to be a research and public outreach platform dedicated to interdisciplinary research and policy relevant analysis of the Black Sea area developments, by combining […]
